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Horticulture

Of or pertaining to the business, science, and technology of intensely cultivating plants for the use of humans.

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Corymb

Plants; Horticulture

A more or less flat-topped indeterminate inflorescence whose outer flowers open first.

Crisped

Plants; Horticulture

Wavy on the margin; short and curly when applied to pubescence.

Creosote

Plants; Horticulture

An oil-based preservative used to treat wood used in gardens.

Crown

Plants; Horticulture

The part of a budded plant when the scion and understock meet.

Crenate-serrate

Plants; Horticulture

Having a mixture of blunt and sharp teeth.

Fissured

Plants; Horticulture

Torn lengthwise, in vertical furrows, as applied to bark, or to pith, for which the more general term spongy is used.

Fertiliser

Plants; Horticulture

Organic or inorganic plant food used to amend the soil in order to improve the quality or quantity of plant growth.

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